The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-29
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.

The report of the locomotive department
of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
shows that the cost of running the loco
motives of the company averaged 1919
cents per mile, and that the average run to
ton of coal was 2S15 miles,
A strong movement is being made
throughout Canada to diminish SUNDAY rail-
way work. An association formed for the
purpose is securing thousands of signatures
to petitions which will be presented to Par
Lament urging action in this respect.
Report says the Alabama Midland is to
build line from Montgomery, Ala, south
ward to a connection with one of the larger
Florida railroad systems. 1t is proposed to
concentrate over one line running north
from the vicinity of Jacksonville or ST. Au-
gustine all the freight and passenger bust
ness of the various Florida railroads.
For some time past everything has been
quiet about the Macon and Athens railroad
During the wet spell work was suspended but
it has been resumed again. The road is be-
hind five payments, but the contractors
were promised to be paid up in full last
Tuesday, when work will be pushed right
ahead. A route is being surveyed by High
Shoals to Athens, and it is said to be prob
able that the road will go by that place
rather than come this way. "If the road is
completed any further than Madison we will
/ be surprised, " says the Watkinsville Times.
Augusta Chronicle: An important meet
ing of the rate committee and also of the
executive committee of the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association will
be held next week There are num-
Der of important matters that will be
brought before the meeting. The interstate
commerce bill has caused number of COM
plications which will be considered and de-
cided upon. The meeting will be we'll at
tended, large number having been kept
away from the last sitting of the board in
consequence of the high waters and heavy
rains. 1t is thought that the rate on do
mestics will be definitely settled, and that
they will he left in the 9th class.
The stockholders of the Atlantic, Green.
vile and Western railroad met at Ninety
six, s. c., Thursday. After ratifying the
articles of consolidation of the Carolina,
Knoxville and Western Railroad Com
pany with the Atlantic, Greenville and
Western Railway Company. under the
name Of the Carolina, Knoxville and West
ern Railway Company, the following direc-
tors were elected: Lieut. Gov. W. S, Maui
din and j. w. Mccullough, of GreenviIe:
J. B. Humbert, of Laurens; F. A. Conner
and G. l.. jackson, of Abbeville, and H. n
Sloan, of Edgefield. The report of the com
mittees which visited Knoxville in the in
terest of the road was very encouraging
The road will be built.
For several months it has been undecided
as to whether or not the Atlanta and Haw-
kinsville railroad would go by way of
GAINESVILLE on to Fort Valley The Barnes
vile route was considered out of the ques-
ton by many, but GAINESVILLE, undannted
by carping criticism, went to work in earn
est TO secure the road. A proposition was
finally made TO her that if she would raise
$50, 900 she should have tbs road To many
this seemed an impossiblity, but her citf-
zens said, 1--WE will have the road /" and in
short time the money was raised. The
directors of the construction company then
asked that Barnesville, in addition to the
$4,000, give the right Of way free of cost
to the company. To many this looked like
a hardship, but the pluclzy little city said
''if that will settle the question and give us
the road, it shall be done" This was all
that the directors asked, and Friday Barnes
vile, through delegation of her best citi-
zens who came to Atlanta for the purpose,
made good the $50, 900 and guaranteed the
right of way as far as the company stipu-
lated. The construction company, through
its board of directors, voted unanimously TO
go to GAINESVILLE and thus settle the ques-
tinn